Obituaries
Father, Singer, Athlete, Preacher
The Rev. Burton Allan MacLean died in the early morning of Wednesday, Jan. 12 at his residence in Pomfret, Conn. He was 94. Reverend MacLean was...
Phil Robinson, 89, Was Business and Family Man
Phil Robinson Jr. died suddenly on Jan. 8 at the Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, Conn. He was 89. He was born in Ocala, Fla., on Dec. 20, 1921....
William deBettencourt, 72, Served Town of Oak Bluffs
William N. (Bink) deBettencourt Jr. died at the age of 72 on Thursday, Jan. 13 with his family at his side. Bink is survived by his wife of 50...
Jeanne A. Gailey
Jeanne A. (DuBois) Gailey of Jensen Beach, Fla., formerly of Dennisport, died Dec. 27 in Palm City, Fla. She was 92 and was the wife of the late...
Barbara Seward, Last Menemsha Postmaster
Barbara Flanders Seward, 87, of Menemsha, died on Jan. 3 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham. She had come to the end of a long illness which necessitated...
George (Pidge) Dowley Had East Chop Childhood
George Butman Dowley of Skaneateles, N.Y., died Jan. 7 peacefully at his home. He was 93. He born in Worcester on Jan. 12, 1917. He attended...
Arrowhead Farmer Raised Food, Family
Mary Morrill Elwell Sands of Wayland, Lincoln and Westwood died peacefully Jan. 7 in her 92nd year with family by her side. She was the wife of...
John Wajda
John Wajda, a former longtime resident of Vineyard Haven, died at the Tufts Medical Center on Wednesday. He was 40. A complete obituary will appear...
Helen White, 85, Was Independent Spirit
Helen P. (Benefit) White, 85, died peacefully with her family at her side on Dec. 29 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 85. She was born...